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like looking for a needle in a haystack

See: NEEDLE IN A HAYSTACK.

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needle in a haystack

[needle in a haystack] {n. phr.}, {informal} Something that will be very hard to find. * /"I lost my class ring somewhere in the front yard," said June. Jim answered, […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

look for a needle in a haystack

[look for a needle in a haystack] See: [NEEDLE IN A HAY STACK]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

haystack

[haystack] See: [NEEDLE IN A HAYSTACK]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

needle

[needle] See: [ON PINS AND NEEDLES]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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